I took this photo of a Klipspringer on top of the mountain close to the Lenong View Point at Marakele National Park.

Did You Know ?The life expectancy of a Klipspringer is approximately 8 years.

_________________"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Another photo of the Klipspringer on top of the mountain close to the Lenong View Point at Marakele National Park. A Verreaux's Eagle was flying over the Klipspringer.

Did You Know ?Klipspringers in Kaokoland in Namibie, can climb trees of a specific angle to get to the leaves. This makes them the only antilope that can climb trees.

_________________"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Another photo of the Klipspringer on top of the mountain close to the Lenong View Point at Marakele National Park.

Did You Know ?Only male klipspringers have horns that are usually about 10–15 cm (4–6 inches) long. However, according to some sources, female klipspringers in Eastern African populations also have horns.

_________________"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Another photo of the Klipspringer on top of the mountain close to the Lenong View Point at Marakele National Park.

Did You Know ?Klipspringers can stand on their hind legs to reach the twigs and leaves of the higher parts of a tree.

_________________"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Unfortunately I do not have any information about the tick. However, there are truly bizarre facts about animals which makes the wildlife so amazing.

Check the fact on the next post...

_________________"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Another photo of the Klipspringer on top of the mountain close to the Lenong View Point at Marakele National Park.

Did You Know ?It is alleged the Klipspringer hair has some medical properties. The smoldering hair of the Klipspringer is inhaled and brings relieve to a person suffering from astma. (Source - Book:Aardwolf tot Ystervark)

_________________"A roaring lion kills no game.""Until lions start writing down their own stories, the hunters will always be heroes.""If you kill a tree, you are killing a bird."“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

Researchers have found an interesting relationship between the Klipspringer and the Red Rock Rabbit. A tick (Rhipicephalus arnoldi) that uses the rock rabbit as a host, finishes its lifecycle on the Klipspringer. The tick is attracted to vegetation marked by the klipspringer's facial glands and when the antelope returns to marks its territory, the tick climbs onto it.

_________________RoseTravel Slowly *Stop Often *Learn as much as you can *Relax and Enjoy!

When on foot in KNP we have surprised them and have seen them bound up all most vertical cliffs .

_________________KNP is sacred.I am opposed to the modernisation of Kruger and from the depths of my soul long for the Kruger of yesteryear! 1000+km on foot in KNP incl 56 wild trails.200+ nights in the wildernessndloti-indigenous name for serval.

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